Orders, Decorations & Medals - Australian Groups

Lot 2880    SESSION 14 (2.30PM THURSDAY 23RD NOV)    Orders, Decorations & Medals - Australian Groups

Estimate $750
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $1,100

GROUP OF SIX TO WIA: 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, - clasp - 8th Army; Pacific Star; Defence Medal 1939-45; War Medal 1939-45; Australia Service Medal 1939-45. NX9918 W.Cross. All medals impressed. Swing mounted, some contact marks, otherwise extremely fine.

Together with a large period photo album of service in the Middle East, mainly b&w photos of Middle Eastern towns and people.
William Cross, labourer, age 21, born at Belmore, Sydney, NSW; Enl.05Jan1940 at Paddington, Sydney, NSW and posted to 2/2 Infy Bn; Emb.09Jan1940; Disemb.13Feb1940 at Suez as L/Cpl; to Greece 18Mar1941 and ops against heavy German land and airborne forces; to Alexandria May1941 and to camp Palestine; to 2/1 Infy Bn 18Jun1941; sick 30Jun-06Aug1941; to B Coy 2/2 Infy Bn 12Aug1941 and to camp Palestine and then to Egypt and Syria; to 2/13 Infy Bn 18Jun1942 and ops in North Africa; accidentally injured with first degree cordite burns to legs 01Aug1942 and to 2/7 Aust Gen Hosp; rejoined unit 19Aug1942; WIA 24Oct1942, head injury during attacks on El Alamein; rejoined unit 26Nov1942; RTA 26Jan1943; Emb.26Jul1943 for ops in New Guinea at Milne Bay, Lae and Madang; sick 23-26Sept and 12Oct-30Dec1943; RTA 28Feb1944; Emb.26Apr1945 for Morotai; Emb.31May1945 from Morotai for amphibious ops at Labuan; Emb.15Oct1945 from Labuan to Morotai; RTA 22Oct1945; Disch.12Nov1945.
With research from Mostly Unsung.